European Council

The President of the Eurogroup, Paschal Donohoe, is in Rome (Italy) today to meet with Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Finance Minister Daniele Franco and Mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri.

The EU issued a declaration strongly condemning the Belarus regime for the orchestrated instrumentalisation of human beings for political purposes, and for stirring up the crisis at the EU’s external borders.

Le président du Conseil européen Charles Michel a tenu une conférence de presse conjointe avec le premier ministre polonais Mateusz Morawiecki à Varsovie à propos de la situation à la frontière entre la Pologne et la Biélorussie.

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Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/1800 of 11 October 2021 amending Decision (CFSP) 2019/1720 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Nicaragua.

Press briefings ahead of the Foreign Affairs Council meetings of 15 and 16 November will take place on 12 November 2021.

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Press briefing ahead of the upcoming Agriculture and Fisheries Council will take place on 11 November 2021 at 10.00.

European Council President Charles Michel attended the "Berlin Conference 2021" organised by the the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and delivered the 12th "State of Europe" keynote speech.

On 9 November 2021, the Council adopted conclusions on the future of the European Semester in the context of the Recovery and Resilience Facility.

Thanks to the new rules, innovative, safe and effective health technologies will be more quickly available for patients and producers will benefit from simplified submission procedures.

The EU’s revised road charging rules will address CO2 emissions and other environmental impacts, congestion and road infrastructure financing.

Following a review under the recommendation on the gradual lifting of the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU, the Council updated the list of countries, special administrative regions and other entities and territorial authorities for which travel restrictions should be lifted.

The Council today adopted a decision partially suspending the application of the EU-Belarus visa facilitation agreement. This decision is a response to the ongoing hybrid attack launched by the Belarusian regime.

Remarks by Paschal Donohoe following the Eurogroup meeting of 8 November 2021 on macroeconomic developments and inflation, the digital euro, economic governance framework and the Banking Union.

Information about accreditation requirements for the 1-year badge (2022)

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel 8 – 14 November 2021

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/1825 of 18 October 2021 amending Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 concerning restrictive measures against ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them.

The 43rd meeting of the macroeconomic dialogue at political level focused on the economic outlook and the digital transformation in light of the recovery.

The EU issued a declaration highlighting that the elections held in Nicaragua on 7 November have taken place without democratic guarantees and their results lack legitimacy.